The 37-year-old man has since been charged with multiple felonies, per public court records
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- A naked man in Wisconsin allegedly stole an ambulance
- Authorities said a patient was in the back of the ambulance during the resulting high-speed chase
- Benjamin Feltz, 37, has since been charged with multiple felonies, per public court records
A Wisconsin man has been charged after he allegedly stole an ambulance in the nude with a person still in the vehicle.
The incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Wood County, according to local news outlets WISN 12 and Fox 6 Now.
Wisconsin Rapids paramedics were loading a patient into the ambulance when a man, who was later identified as Benjamin Feltz, 37, allegedly jumped into the driver’s seat. The paramedics attempted to stop Feltz, but he sped away with the patient still inside the ambulance, per the outlets.
A high-speed police chase ensued, and authorities ultimately caught up to the vehicle about 20 minutes later after a tire on the ambulance deflated.
The patient in the ambulance later told authorities that she screamed, “I'm dying from kidney disease!” at Feltz during the car chase in an attempt to get him to stop, according to a legal complaint obtained by WISN.
The patient did not suffer any physical injury from the theft or pursuit itself.
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Police bodycam footage of the incident shows Feltz exiting the vehicle completely naked with his hands up.
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The legal complaint stated that Feltz threatened officers while in police custody and at one point yelled, “It's your turn to die."
The Wood County Sheriff's Department and Wisconsin Rapids Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Feltz has since been charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree reckless endangerment, taking and driving a vehicle without consent, threat to cause bodily harm to individuals involved with a court or legal system and fleeing an officer, per Wood County public court records.
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He has also been charged with an additional six misdemeanors, including lewd behavior and indecent exposure.
In an initial court appearance on Friday, Feb. 20, a judge ordered a mental competency evaluation for Feltz. An attorney for Feltz did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Feltz is currently being held in custody on a bond of $100,000, per public court records. A date for his competency hearing has not yet been set.
